Gabrielle Union

Gabrielle Union is an American actress and model. Her parents are both African-American. Her mother descends from the prominent Bryant-Fisher African-American family in Nebraska. Gabrielle is married to basketball player Dwayne Wade.

Gabrielle’s paternal grandfather was Sylvester Union, Sr. (the son of The Rev. Frank Union and Betsey/Betsy Smith/Johnson). The Rev. Frank was the son of Shedrick Union and Henrietta Boykins. Betsey was the daughter of Andrew Johnson and Christo.

Gabrielle’s paternal grandmother was Helen Nails (the daughter of Clarence Nails and Roxie Abram). Clarence was the son of Alexander Nails/Nail and Rosa McCoy. Roxie was the daughter of Charley/Charles Abram and Tobitha Anderson.

Gabrielle’s maternal grandfather was John Glass (born John Washington, the son of Charles Washington and Ora Belle Daniels). Ora was the daughter of Charles Daniels and Mattie Ingram.

Gabrielle’s maternal grandmother was Gloria G. Davis (the daughter of Virgil Davis and Myrtle Mae Fisher). Virgil was the son of David Davis and Grace. Myrtle was the daughter of Frank Fisher and Emma Early.

In an interview, Gabrielle stated that she checked her ancestry and discovered that she has West African, Filipino, and Native American heritage. It is not clear if this Filipino and/or Native American ancestry has been documented/verified. No such lineage appears among Gabrielle’s recent ancestors. Gabrielle’s statements may be based on some kind of DNA test that she undertook (i.e., one that stated she has “Native American” and/or “Asian” ancestry).

PEOPLE WHO THINK IM LYING IM NOT!!!!!!! im actually related to her shes my cousin I’m not even kidding she has a small part of native American we are from the Cherokee tribe she never comes around the Keys family (half of our family) cause shes way to stuck up

People who are insecure want to deny Gabrielle’s ethinicity they did it to Beyonce when she mentioned her ethinicity. Gabrielle union is not pure African she has other ethinicities in her blood whether it happen 40 years ago or 100 years ago it’s still apart of her and I’m glad she’s embracing it. Fair skin and light eyes for black people do not always symbolize one with many ethinicities. Pick up a book black people because more and more y’all sound ignorant once again. Btw I’m black so don’t call me racist.

I agree with you. It’s always the jealous black people who wished they looked like her that want to deny her other ethnicities. The same thing with Rihanna and Meagan Good. I doubt every single African American is purely black, they have white in them from the slave days and probably some Native American.

I forgot to add that some mixed race black people decided to identify as solely black regardless of their mixed background. Those mixed black people married other blacks and thus creating what is called an MGM mixed African American.

There’s nothing wrong with being 100% African, no one is saying being African is ugly. Gabrielle just said in an interview that she is not 100%. Genetics goes beyond looks, it’s the DNA and there’s no changing her DNA whether she looks 100% or not.